Be The Hero
The Track & Field events at the Summer Olympics are a highlight for many, but the Summer Games of 2021 in Tokyo were a challenge
The Track & Field events at the Summer Olympics are a highlight for many, but the Summer Games of 2021 in Tokyo were a challenge
Many stories describe prideful characters who are humbled to learn humility. The prideful prince from Beauty and the Beast (1992) and the arrogant emperor who is turned
Have you ever tried to imitate your favorite athlete or celebrity? We tend to copy what we admire. Our actions reflect what that person did
With the 2025 selection of a new pope, a great deal of attention has turned to the Vatican and its conclave. The film Conclave (directed by Edward
Wim Wenders’s film Perfect Days (Neon, 2023) chronicles the very ordinary life of Hirayama, a man who cleans toilets in Tokyo for a living. He values the
In his book The Road to Character, David Brooks talks about how US President George H. W. Bush drove his speechwriters crazy, crossing out the pronoun
Did you know that our brains aren’t fully developed until our mid- to late twenties? So the idea that every person, especially adolescents and adults, should
Humility reveals itself in our actions. Prostrating, bowing, and other gestures show the posture of being humble. In his 2006 song “Get Low,” Lecrae talks
One of the most hopeful and scariest parts of parenting is knowing that your children will imitate what they see you do. When your children
In the book LEAD…forGod’s Sake!: A Parable for Finding the Heart of Leadership, a basketball coach befriends the school janitor, who teaches him about reprioritizing
Have you ever dealt with a know-it-all? It’s incredibly annoying. If you have any reasonable amount of knowledge about something they’re describing, you will immediately
Jesus’s understanding of greatness differs greatly from his disciples’ understanding of greatness. According to Jesus, greatness in the kingdom of heaven is defined by humility,
On the sitcom Blackish, the Johnson family lives in a predominantly white neighborhood and has a nosy neighbor named Janine. The final episode of the
Sheldon Yellen, CEO of BELFOR Holdings Inc., writes 9,200 holiday and birthday cards every year: one for every employee. He started this gesture in 1985
In a memorable scene from Remember the Titans (directed by Boaz Yakin [Buena Vista Pictures, 2000]), Julius Campbell and Gerry Bertier get into an argument
Sheldon Yellen, CEO of BELFOR Holdings Inc., handwrites birthday and holiday cards to each of his employees every year: 9,200 of them. He started this
Dave Anderson relates a story about a powerful man choosing humility instead of prestige. Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn turned down breakfast with the
The film Promising Young Woman (directed by Emerald Fennell [Focus Features, 2020]) provides a powerful example of what it looks like when the magnifying glass
In A Knight’s Tale (directed by Brian Helgeland [Columbia Pictures, 2001]), Prince Edward knights Sir William in dramatic fashion. William, supposedly a man from humble
In 2000, Oprah Winfrey interviewed Nelson Mandela on the topic of humility. Mandela claimed that inner humility is the only means by which we can